Cooking utensil.



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JAMES J'. CONWAY, OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON.

COOKING UTENSIL.'

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be itknown that I, Jani-is J. CONWAY, of Bellingham, in the county of lllliatcoiii, State of IVashington, have invented certain new and useful yImprovements in Cooking Utensils, ofwhich the following is a specifi cation.

The object of my invention is to produce a cooking utensil or broiler, as it may be dcnominated by reason of its being es ecially adapted for cooking meats, where y the grease and 'uices of meat are not only rendered available for basting purposes, but removed away from the direct heat of the fire and thereby prevented, in large measure, from burning and throwing off smoke and noxious odors.

In the accompanying drawing, which constitutes a part of this application, Figure I is a perspective view of my broiler in its preferred form of embodiment, Fig. II is a vertical section of the same from front to rear, Fig. III is a view similar to Fig. II, showin@r a slight modification of the broiler, and Fig. IV is a side elevation of the broiler shown in Fig. I and indicating additional modification.

Referring to the numerals on the drawing, 1 indicates the bottom plate of my broiler, which consists of a plate of steel or iron of any suitable dimensions. The bottomlate 1 is preferably a flat plate which may ie in close juxta )osition with the top plate of a stove, or w iich may be in like manner set upon the bottom or a shelf of an oven. It is provided on three sides with walls 2, 3, and 4, the wall 3 being at the rear end of the utensil. There is no wall in front, but in- \stead thereof a depending` trough, preferably `composed of opposite side-pieces 5 and 6, a

bottom 7 extending the full width of the utensil, and end-pieces S and 9, is provided. The upper edges of both of the side pieces 5 and 6 .ire located below the level of the bottom of the broiler, thereby defining a trough, which, depending, as specified, below the broiler, may 'overhang the edge of a shelf upon which it is placed, and present the trough for service below the shelf and outside of the edge thereof. The endiieces 8 and 9 are preferably downwardly'detlected elongations of the sides 4 and 2, res ectiuely.

The members above descri cd arepreferably integrally united into a single casting,

the plate 1 being finished in any preferred` Specification of Letters Patent. Application fliedl June 25,1901. semi Nq. 380,780.

surface upon which, if desired, cakes may be baked. x

In practice, the plate `1, as shown on Figs. I and II,.is set flat upon the shelf of an oven or any horizontal portion above the fire in any` kind of a. stove, whether operated by oil, gas, coal or wood, the trough overhanging the front edge of the 'shelf or portion of the stoveupon which the bottom plate 1 of the broiler rests. *.Owing to the absence of any wall between the bot-tom plate 1 and the depending trough, any liquid that is deposited upon the upper surface of the plate readily runs off into the trough, and in so doing is not only removed from exposure to direct heat from the fire under the plate 1, but is resented in convenient position, and in available quantity, for. basting purposes. If the construction of the stove does not admit of the placing of the plate 1 upon an Patented Aug. 11, 190.8. l

oven shelf, or if, in other words, there is no accommodation between the edge of the oven shelf and the oven door for the trough, iny broiler may be provided, as shown in Fig. III, with a leg 10 of a height preferably a little greater than the trough by which the whole broiler may be set upon the shelf, indicated by the horizontal line, upon which the broiler rests, as shown in Fig. III.

An important function of the trough being to separate the liquid grease that is exuded from meats in the process of cooking, it may be provided with a pipe 11 ,l as shown in Fig. IV, for drawing oilthat product, after or irrespective of the basting operation, as desired.

By the use of my invention, the cooking of meats is facilitated and improved. At the saine time, a saving of considerable pecuniaryvaliie maybe effected in grease and fats, or drippings from meats, which ordinarily are consumed by the fire or otherwise wasted.

2. In an article of the kind described, the y combination with a bottom-plate, rear and side walls, of a trough depending below the surface of the bottom-plate on the unobstructed 'front side thereof, and provided withside and bottom pieces, the upper edges ofboth the side-pieces of the troughbeing located below the upper surface of the bottoinplate, and with end-pieces constituting 5 deilec ed\'elongations of the side walls` aforesaid.

3. inem miele of the kind described, the

bottom plate,` of a depending trough, longitudinally eo`extensive with the bottom plate, communica-ting therewith at its unobstruct- A15 ed front edge, and adapted to overhang the edge of the stove member when the. bottomplate is laid thereon, the upper edges of both v l .u

the side pieces of the trough being located 4. In an article of the hind describe the combination with an unobstructed flat bottom-plate, provided unon three sides with walls, and adapted to lie upon the top-plate or like member of a stove in close juxtaposition therewith, of a trough depending below the upper surface of the bottom-plate and operativel)T communicating therewith.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. A

JAMES J. CONWAY. Witnesses:

WM. B. RICE,

Mano-E HoLT.

below the upper surface of tihebottomlate. I 

